Chapter 353

“Cecilia or something. I heard she used to work at your company and was close to the missing person. She’s the one who reported you,” one of the police officers said.

William frowned. He pursed his lips tightly.

Cecilia.

The police officer continued, “You’ll still need to come with us.”

William looked conflicted. He spread his hands. “You can see for yourselves; my company needs me right now. There’s a mountain of urgent matters waiting on my desk. I really can’t leave right now.”

“Then we’ll have to apologize in advance.”

With that, the two police officers stepped forward to forcibly escort William out.

“I’ll cooperate. Let go of me.”

Only then did they release him.

William’s appearance in public immediately caused a stir. As soon as the crowd outside saw him, the scene went wild.

“Scumbag! You’re disgusting for lying to all of us for so long. How can you live with yourself?”

“Exactly! You might even be guilty of murder now. Who in their right mind would still do business with someone like you?”

“Your ex-wife isn’t even around anymore, and you’re still leeching off her name. How could such a vile man exist?”

“I used to think he treated his ex-wife so well. Now the more I think about it, the more sickening it is.”

“Get out of Yurelia City!”

“Get out of Yurelia City!”

Chants of protest echoed outside the Lewis Enterprise building.

Some aggressive protestors even began throwing tomatoes and water bottles at William.

The scene began spiraling out of control.

Someone in the crowd even threw a book, and it hit William in the forehead. The sharp corner tore a small gash in his skin, blood seeping out.

William’s expression turned stormy. It was clear he was deeply offended by the crowd’s violent behavior, and an overwhelming rage was beginning to surge.

But in the end, he held it in. After all, there were reporters everywhere. He was still a public figure. He couldn’t afford to lose control.

The police struggled to get him through the crowd and into safety.

Just as he was about to step into the police car, his gaze flicked toward the corner of a nearby wall, and he froze.

A flash of something familiar caught his eye. His pupils contracted.

Wasn’t that Rachel?

He immediately raised his voice. “It’s Rachel!” He began to struggle against the police officers. “Let me go! I saw her!”

But of course, the police couldn’t let him escape. They pinned his shoulders down.

Chapter 353

“Mr. Lewis, if you try to flee now, that’s a very different charge.”

William watched helplessly as that familiar figure disappeared around the corner, her coat fluttering behind her. “I really saw her!”

One officer exchanged a glance with a colleague, who immediately went in the direction William had pointed to investigate. When the officer returned after checking, he said, “I didn’t see her anywhere.”

“That’s impossible! She was just there. I saw her!”

He had lived with Rachel for seven years. There was no way he’d mistake someone else for her.

“Let’s return to the station first. We’ll sort it out once we’re there.”

The police soon escorted William back to the car.

He sat in the patrol car and replayed the scene in his mind again and again.

He really had seen Rachel.

That meant Rachel was alive.

He turned to the police officer and asked, “Can I make a phone call?”

“You can.”

After all, this was a five-year-old case. William had previously been investigated and found without any criminal suspicion. He had witnesses for every time he visited Rachel while she was unconscious.

So the officers weren’t too strict with him.

William quickly called Arsen. His tone was serious as he issued his orders.